Compound tool for painters  use



(No Model.)

J. THOMAS. 1

. UOMPOUND TOOL FOR PAINTERS USE. V No. 259,245 Patented June 6, l8

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JAMES THOMAS, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY;

COMPOUNDTOOL FOR- PAINTERS use.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Fatent No. 259,245, dated June 6, 1882.

I Application filed August 24, 1881. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES THOMAS, a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Compound Tool for Painters Use; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad ing while at work.

When painting the side of a building by the means heretofore employed in such cases, a

painter standing and working upon. a ladder placed against the side of a building has been compelled sometimes to hang his paintpail two or three rungs below his feet, out of convenient reach, especially when the ladder was placed in close proximity to the building, or when the painter was standing upon the top rungof saidladder. Bymyimproveddevicehe is enabled to secure his paint-pail upon the side of the house at any appropriate or convenient part thereon',obviating the necessity of climbing up and down said ladder to take a fresh dip of paint, as when said pail hangs from the ordinary S-shaped hook upon the rung of said ladder beneath his feet, all of which will be well understood. Thus by means of my devicelabor and consequent expense are saved and great inconvenience avoided.

The invention consists in the arrangement andcombination of parts substantially as set forth, shown, and finally definitely embodied in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the figures, Figure 1 is a view of my device when placed on the side ofa building, and Fig. 2 a view of the same when suspended on the rung of a ladder.

In carrying out my invention I form a body shown in Fig. 2, and when closed to clasp the rounded extremity of the handle and be carried in the pocket. Said book has alsoa roughened or'toothed portion, r, adapted to engage with the clapboards or side of the building B, as will be hereinafter explained.

The circular extremity of the body 0 forms v a box, into which is secured and arranged a selfwinding tape-ineasure,q. The upper edge of the rounded extremity of the body or handle is recessed in sucha manner as thata hook, 0, is formed, of sufficient size to receive and hold the bail c.

v The operation of the device thus described is as follows: When I wish to secure the pail to the rung 'w of the ladderA the hook r is placed thereon, and the handle 0 depends, as shown in Fig. 2, the book 0 facing upward. The bail c is then hung upon-the said book 0, the knifeblade at so extending over the bail o as to prevent the same from being disengaged, as will be understood upon reference to the. same figure. I

In adjusting my improved support upon the side of a building I unclasp or open the screw m and secure the same in the boards B, the toothed hook W beingbrought to bear against the boards B, thus forming a brace, when the pail may be hung upon the support, which will, by its weight-,haveatendeney to drivethe teeth 1* more firmly into the buildingB, and so brace and support the device, as will appear upon reference to Fig. 1.

The knife-blade, in addition to the function already cited, will be useful in its usual capacity. The tape-measure, also, will be useful for .its usual measuring purposes. The device, as a whole, forms a compound tool for painters use, embodying and combining a paint pail support adapted to furnish means whereby a paint-pail may be supported upon the clapboards of a house, a folding S-shaped or pot hook adapted to connect the pail to the rung of aladder, a knife-blade, and tape-measure.

The compound tool thus formed will be of great convenience to the painter, for, in addition to the advantages already detailed,hewill have an article of constant usefulness, not only when in the act of painting, butwhen estimating the cost of work and in making preparation for work, all as will be understood and appreciated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-- 1. An adjustable support for paintpails, comprising a body or handle, 0, having a hook or recess, 0, therein, a toothed book, 1' -r, and a screw, m, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

2. The combined paint-pail support, pothook, and knife-blade as an article of manufacture, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth and shown.

3. The combined paint -pail support, pothook, knife-blade, and tape-measure as a compound tool, substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth and shown.

4. The combined paint-pail support, pothook, and tape-measure, arranged and operating in a compound tool, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

5. The combination, in an adjustable support for paint-pails, of the handle 0, having a hook or recess, 0, therein, a toothed hook, r r, pivoted upon the body at e, a screw, m, and knifeblade n, all arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

6. A paintpail hook having a handle with a recess therein, adapted to receive the pailbail, and ahook secured in said handle, adapted to engage with the rung ot'a ladder, substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

7. A paint-pail support and pot-hook, combined and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

8. A paint-pail supporthavin g means thereon adapted to be secured to the Vertical woodwork of a house, and an S-shaped hook, combined substantially as and for the purposes set forth and shown.

9. The combination, with the notched handle adapted to receive the pail-bail, and hav ing means thereon adapted to be secured to the vertical wood-work of a house, of a hook having means thereon enabling said hook to brace said handle, all substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of August, 1881.

JAMES THOMAS. Witnesses:

OLIVER DRAKE, CHARLES WINTERS. 

